.One of my aims in going partially Off-Grid, or perhaps "Solar-Assisted Grid Connect", is to use special Solar Panels to generate power, that us directly used during the day, and NONE of which, goes out..

Having just got my first complete bill, after setting up my PV-Assisted system, I began to wonder just what a "TYPICAL" bill looks like.. so, for the 90day billing period, this is what MY consumption looked like..

So the absolute decrease is fairly consistent, if not conservative, as we have not "Worried" about controlling power, this year.. In fact, with the Solar-Assist, I found that we would turn on the Air-Cond, even when it was not absolutely needed...

WHY.. - - Because the batteries were in full float and the Solar Power was going nowhere .. Use it or lose it..!...